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This image has been assessed under the valued image criteria and is considered the most valued image on Commons within the scope Egyptian Pyramids. See its nomination here. With an aspect ratio of 8:5, 16:10, or 16:9, this image is suitable as a widescreen computer wallpaper (see gallery).
The Great Pyramid of Giza [a] is the largest Egyptian pyramid.It served as the tomb of pharaoh Khufu, who ruled during the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom.Built c. 2600 BC, [3] over a period of about 26 years, [4] the pyramid is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only wonder that has remained largely intact.
Image 3rd. 2686–2613 BC Djoser: Pyramid of Djoser: Saqqara: 121×109 60 330,400 [1 ... Pyramid complex includes a satellite pyramid and 1 or 2 queens pyramids.
The Giza Plateau is the location of the Pyramid of Khufu (also known as the "Great Pyramid" and the "Pyramid of Cheops"), the somewhat smaller Pyramid of Khafre (or Chephren), the relatively modest-sized Pyramid of Menkaure (or Mykerinus), along with a number of smaller satellite edifices known as "Queen's pyramids", and the Great Sphinx of ...
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image Height Height Year Location Notes Great Pyramid of Giza: 138.5 454 2560 BC Giza, Egypt: Pyramid of Khafre: 136.4 448 2570 BC Giza, Egypt: Red Pyramid: 105 344 c. 2600 BC Cairo, Egypt: Bent Pyramid: 104.71 344 c. 2600 BC Cairo, Egypt: Toniná pyramid 74 243 Chiapas, Mexico: Much of height includes hilltop. La Danta: 72 236 c. 400BC El ...
The Giza pyramid complex consists of the Great Pyramid (also known as the Pyramid of Cheops or Khufu and constructed c. 2580 – c. 2560 BC), the slightly smaller Pyramid of Khafre (or Chephren) a few hundred metres to the south-west, and the relatively modest-sized Pyramid of Menkaure (or Mykerinos) a few hundred metres farther south-west.
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